joyhop en · NOUN
Etymology
From joy + hop.
Meanings
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A flight taken for pleasure.
Compared to making both ends of the country meet back in those days, flying the “Hump” was just a joyhop.
1952, American Aviation, volume 16, page 67:He was ready to demonstrate it last month when his test pilot, Marshall S. ("Maury") Boggs, who had made innumerable blind landings, crashed to death in broad daylight on a joyhop in California.
1933, Briton Hadden, Time, volume 21, page 29:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| joyhops | Number=Plur | lexicographic |